Stockton City Council will consider Jason Lee’s vice mayor role, a $1 million police grant and a vehicle contract now ...

Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home under a warrant as the Justice Department says it is ...

California leads the nation in requiring maternal depression screenings, but Black mothers in Sacramento face persistent gaps ...

Northern California events mark the Black Panther Party’s 60th anniversary with exhibits, films, discussions, a community ...

Sacramento's Oct. 9-14 calendar features a free Harriet Powers quilting event, comedy shows, a Michael Jackson tribute and a ...

Sacramento-area leaders question Trump’s proposed $5,000 payment tied to Republican midterm victories, citing legal, funding ...

The McMurtry-Brown family returned to Elk Grove Regional Park for a reunion marking 50 years of preserving family history and strengthening generations.

Kamala Harris rallied Richard Pan’s volunteers in Sacramento, centering health care in his closely contested race against independent Rep. Kevin Kiley.

Comedian and actor Mark Curry, best known to television audiences as the title character on the ABC sitcom "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper," will serve as emcee of The Sacramento OBSERVER's 2026 ONYX Awards ...

Willie L. Brown, Jr., former Speaker of the California State Assembly and Mayor of San Francisco John Lee The Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr. is the inaugural recipient of the ONYX Awards Hall of Fame, ...

The Sacramento OBSERVER announced today that The Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr. will be inducted as the inaugural recipient of the ONYX Awards Hall of Fame, created to honor a lifetime of powerful and ...